The city of Kyoto is known as Japan's cultural and spiritual capital. It's for good reason: Kyoto has hundreds of Buddhist ...

KYOTO--Buddhist temples across Japan traditionally welcome the New Year ... they are born with that cause them pain and suffering. A Zen temple here is taking a different approach.

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

President Hakainde Hichilema paid a visit to the renowned Kinkakuji Temple in Kyoto braving the afternoon snowfall to witness one of Japan’s ...

TAKASAKI, Gunma Prefecture—Thousands of daruma dolls, symbols of good luck and perseverance, were given a fiery ceremonial send-off at a Zen Buddhist temple here on Jan. 15. A towering pile of ...

In Buddhism, dragons ward off fires, bring the virtuous rain of Dharma, and often adorn the ceilings of lecture halls at Zen temples. Trace the dragon's footprints in worships and culture ...